In Qld your are required to have a VHF licence, however, you are able to use a vhf in emergencies only. Details can be found on the Marine Safety Queensland website.
HI all
Am a bit confused I thought you needed a marine licence/certificate . I have a VHF radio in my boat was there when i bought it didn't turn it on cause i have no licence .I was talking to a mate he said i didn't need one . Rang Australian Communication & media Authority in Canberra phone no 1300850115 they confirmed you do NOT need a licence anymore. I think it would be good to do a
course so i know how to use it properly but it is not against the law to use it
Attached hopefully is the email they sent me.
Geoff
Sorry it wont let me attach the email or im not doing it right
In Qld your are required to have a VHF licence, however, you are able to use a vhf in emergencies only. Details can be found on the Marine Safety Queensland website.
It would be interesting to read that email Sheridan. Can you scan it and attach it as an image?
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1743
Sorry Scott NTH QLD i am from Brisbane QLD and they told me i did't need one in QLD so the Australian Communication and Media Authority may have it wrong i will have to check it out further.
Geoff
Not sure SIMMO2 will have a go.
Geoff
HI Simmo 2
Scanned email see if this works hope you can read it
I think you will find the email means you dont need a license for the RADIO UNIT, but still need one to operate a VHF radio
Hi Marlin_Mike if you read the email it says opperate a radio.
Geoff
OK the confusion here is that yes the radio comes under a Class licence, but a condition of that class licence pertaining to VHF, is that the operator has a qualification to operate the radio.
I'm with Mike on that, agree the e-mail is confusing but when you get into the detail it is saying you don't need to licence the radio installation as you did in the old days, when each station had its own callsign. What it should have gone on to say is that you still need an MROCP to legally operate one.
I did the course with Lloyd a while ago and although I already have an aviation radio licence, I learned a lot. It's a good day out and 'sides anything to try and keep some of the drivel you hear on 27mhz at bay!
hmmm...The plot thickens...Wonder what would happen if i hit them with my Amature Radio Licence...Wonder how meny people out there can send and recieve CW...Wonder how meny people know what CW is.
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Stir the Wallaby stew and make soup of the Kangaroos tail..
Simmo2 is right.. the 27meg & VHF radio ( as a transceiver & receiver) are issued in accordance with a "Class Licence", hence they do not have to be registered unlike a MF/HF which does. MF/HF is then allocated a call sign which is used in an transmission.
The confusion comes about with the operator of the VHF radio - generally the master or skipper or the person responsible for the safety of the ship. This person does require a "Certificate of Proficiency" commonly known as an MROCP (Marine Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency" not a LICENCE - don't get them confused.
There are two types of certificates available: MROVCP for VHF radio use only and MROCP for VHF/MF/HF. VCP has a 25 question exam and the MROCP has 50 questions. Both are accepted Internationally.
Peter
.Wonder how meny people know what CW is.
Lots. Semaphore too. Phonetic alphabet - "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, I'm as hard as a chocolate frog etc."
Have a go at reading this...
http://www.amcom.amc.edu.au/handbook...c.mrohb.08.pdf
One would say it the the good book and should be carried on ever boat....